How to Manage the First Days of Nicotine Withdrawal?
Deciding to quit smoking is one big step in itself. So congratulate and keep motivating yourself. Smoking is not the action of releasing smoke but it is also the addition of nicotine into your bloodstreams. This nicotine is addictive and harmful for the body. And since it is addictive, it has withdrawal symptoms. What are the withdrawal symptoms? Symptoms will be in all areas of your body, that is physical, emotional and mental. In the first 24 hours you will become irritable. Day 3 to 5 are the most challenging, since nicotine is totally cleared out of the body. You will crave for food, be moody and might also be insomniac. But these symptoms start to wear off by the first week and then it’s your mental power that’ll help you to push through the quitting. Various food craving: This is a very common withdrawal symptom. Since nicotine suppresses the appetite, as soon as nicotine is stopped the body regains appetite and tends to recover for the losses. You might get irri...